Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to tackle overcrowding in prisons.

We are delivering 20,000 additional modern prison places, the largest prison build programme since the Victorian era, ensuring the right conditions are in place to rehabilitate prisoners, helping to cut crime and protect the public.

We have already delivered c.5,200 places, including through the brand new prison, HMP Fosse Way, which started accepting prisoners at the end of May. This is in addition to the new prison, HMP Five Wells, which opened last year. We have also delivered c.700 temporary places delivered through modular units.